State of
Florida Bureau of Radiation Control reported that licensee notified their agency of 3 missing
Germanium 68 sources from their
General Electric PET CT Hybrid Imaging device. The sources were discovered missing on 10/15/04. It has not been determined when the sources were last known to be in the possession of the licensee.
The sources were model number B3-693, serial Number 1004-09, 4.3 millicuries; model number B2-125, serial number 1004-02, 4.3 millicuries; model number A9-313, serial number 973-87, 0.58 millicuries. Specific activity of sources is corrected for decay as of 10/15/04. The Naples Police Department is investigating the possible theft. The Florida Bureau of Radiation Control also notified the Regional Terrorism Task Force in Fort Myers and the Florida State Warning Point.
Florida Incident # 04-137.
- * * UPDATE PROVIDED BY JERRY EAKINS TO JEFF ROTTON @ 1515 EDT ON 10/15/04 * * *
Florida Bureau of Radiation Control investigator found the sources on the licensee premises. The sources had been placed under the cushion of a supervisor's chair. Naples Police Department is continuing their investigation into any potential criminal activity. The estimated exposure to the supervisor was 60 mR based on 4 hours4.62963e-5 days <br />0.00111 hours <br />6.613757e-6 weeks <br />1.522e-6 months <br /> of exposure.
Notified the R1DO (McDermott) and
NMSS EO (Essig)